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144
WALK LIKE AN EGYP-
TIAN.Residents flashback into
history with their rememberance
and imitation of the Egyptian
dance created during the reign
of King Tut. Photo by Mark Lacy.
DANCE EXPRESS Quad resident's strut their stuff as they
move to the beat of flashing
strobe lights and multimedia effects. Photo by Mark Lacy. HAMMER TIME. Although the music might be upbeat, High
Voltage provides an atmosphere
of ease as the crowd flows freely
in conversation and intricate
dance steps. Photo by Mark Lacy.
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC
WHITE BOY. Holding the key
to the operation of High Voltage
mixes the sounds of the
evening with careful expertise.
Photo by Matthew Mucker.
Pumping III The Volume On Residential Nightlife
This year's cougar motto "High better than we expected," which
Flying . . . Electrifying!" was taken was the main factor in deciding to
to heart, by Quad Programming go weekly.
Board, with support from the Stu- Large turnouts also prompted
dent Programming Board in bring- better music, more lights and sound
ing High Voltage to campus. De- and multimedia effects chore-
signed as a mini dance club, High ographed by Good. Good, also a
Voltage drew large crowds on its leader in the crew, used SVN equip-
opening night, and
was instituted as a
weekly event held
in varying locations on campus.
Because the goal of
High Voltage was
simply to provide a
fun activity to residents, no admission was charged.
High Voltage
was the creation of
Mark Lacy, QPB
Activities Director,
Kyp Enochs, and
John Good. It was
designed to
"provide residents
with an alternate
form of entertain-
ment," said
Enochs.
High Voltage
premiered in the
Bates Underground. When the
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. When
the doors opened at 9:00, even the brightly-colored walls and old furniture couldn't
get in the way of one obvious conclusion:
This place was made for dancing! Photo by
Mark Lacy.
ment along with
the High Voltage
setup to provide a
show combining
music, lights, and
video effects on
four screens located along the dance
floor.
High Voltage
was held in several
areas of campus,
including the Towers cafeteria and a
joint venture in the
UC. By relocating
every week, High
Voltage's crew expected to draw a
larger crowd each
week. On the the
last High Voltage
night of the semes-
ter, the club
brought in an outside DJ, outside
promotion, and
~i$i"
doors opened at 9:00, even the drew an exceptionally large crowd
brightly-colored walls and old funi- Was High voltage a success?
ture couldn't get in the way of one "Most definitely," said Kyp. And
obvious conclusion: this place was High Voltage will be back. What
made for dancingl The effects were started out as an idea without much
startling. With disco lights, strobes, hope grew into a success that will
and high-powered music, it was hopefully be here at UH longer
hard not to believe it wasn't a real than those who started it will,
dance club. Enochs remarked that -Matthew Mucker
the event was definitely "bigger and
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Residence Hatts
High Vohage ■$■ 145